EQUALITY GUIdE - KU Leuven
EQUALITY GUIdE - KU Leuven
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46 Equality Guide<br />
3.7.6. Testing the scales again<br />
For the purpose of this guide, it was important to test the scales within the survey. Another<br />
factor analysis was performed on the items of part one about organizational climate.<br />
This resulted in the following factors and reliability analysis listed in table 4.<br />
Table 4: Factors and reliability analysis of part one (organizational climate)<br />
Factor names and high loading variables<br />
Cronbach " and<br />
factor loadings<br />
Factor 1: Relationships with colleagues " = 0.887<br />
There’s a feeling of solidarity. 0.676<br />
People in my unit are on good terms with each other. 0.632<br />
My unit has a pleasant working atmosphere. 0.622<br />
Emphasis is on good interactions with colleagues. 0.626<br />
Colleagues help each other with performing tasks. 0.595<br />
I’m invited to join informal activities organized by colleagues. 0.623<br />
Informal activities are organized within my working unit. 0.564<br />
Factor 2: Competition atmosphere " = 0.861<br />
The emphasis is on gaining individual results. 0.329<br />
Ideas can be expressed openly without being condemned. 0.444<br />
Everyone dares to say what is going well or badly in interactions with colleagues. 0.419<br />
Colleagues sometimes express unfounded criticism to each other. 0.603<br />
Colleagues gossip about each other. 0.664<br />
Colleagues consider each other as competitors. 0.752<br />
There is a competitive atmosphere. 0.710<br />
There are cliques in my unit. 0.591<br />
Factor 3: Welcoming and integration " = 0.846<br />
New employees have to find out by themselves which rules, habits and behavioural<br />
0.733<br />
codes apply in our unit.<br />
New employees are presented to colleagues on their first working day. 0.685<br />
New employees are helped by a more experienced colleague in the beginning. 0.692<br />
New employees are left to their own devices. 0.654<br />
When a new employee comes to a meeting for the first time, he or she is immediately<br />
0.512<br />
greeted and welcomed by colleagues.<br />
Factor 4: Communication openness " = 0.860<br />
Everyone gets the opportunity to express his/her views during meetings. 0.531<br />
Information about our unit is accessible to all colleagues. 0.766<br />
Information about our unit is communicated in an understandable language. 0.668<br />
When decisions have to be made in our unit, they try to take everyone’s opinion 0.472
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